June 14, 2017

BEECAM: Seabee Directs AAV's in Baltic Region

170608-N-JQ001-013 PUTLOS, Germany (June 8, 2017) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Steven Montgomery, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, directs an amphibious assault vehicle during exercise BALTOPS 17 in Putlos, Germany. BALTO...

June 14, 2017

Taking it to the Next Level: Team Navy Trains for Warrior Games 2017

Story by MC2 Charlotte Oliver, Defense Media Activity...

June 14, 2017

Western Pacific Naval Symposium Nations begin Diving Exercise in Guam

Steelworker 2nd Class Tyler Ault and Construction Electrician 2nd Class Greg Lewis, assigned to Underwater Construction Team 2, prepare to conduct a level 1 pier inspection in Guam?s Apra Harbor June 13, 2017, during the Western Pacific Naval Symposi...

June 11, 2017

This Week in Seabee History (Week of June 11)

Steelworker 2nd Class Robert Stethem preparing for a dive while part of UCT-1 in the early 1980s. Stethem was killed by terrorists in Beirut, Lebanon, following the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 on June 15, 1985. He was posthumously awarded both the ...

June 9, 2017

NMCB 133 Field Training Exercise

Produced by MC2 Ignacio Perez...

June 8, 2017

Seabees Complete Airfield Damage Repair with New Technology

Story By MC1 Rosalie Chang...

June 7, 2017

24 Seabees Wear New Ranks After Frocking Ceremony

Story by MC1 Brannon Deugan...

June 4, 2017

This Week in Seabee History (Week of June 4)

Consolidated by Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command The front gate at Camp Hoover, Republic of Vietnam, circa 1968. Camp Hoover was named after Steelworker 2nd Class William C. Hoover, the first Seabee k...

June 1, 2017

Post Office Renamed in Honor of Fallen Seabees

Story by Chief Petty Officer Lowell Whitman U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley, left, and local Seabee leadership and veterans stand with a plaque naming the Port Hueneme, California, post office in honor of U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees"...

May 28, 2017

This Week in Seabee History (Week of May 28)

In 1963, Seabee Teams were sent to Thailand to assist in the Royal Thai Government's Accelerated Rural Development Program. In the northern provinces these diversified units taught and advised local Thais in an effort to help them form the cadre of e...